Posted on October 31st, 2008 by Howard
There are seemingly countless reasons why political issues should matter to working people (especially union members). So why is there such a disconnect between our livelihoods and the way we think about politics?
I’ve already chronicled various ways the coming U.S. elections could affect working class voters (see here and here for example). Today I’d like [...]
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Posted on October 5th, 2008 by Howard
Teamsters across the country have been receiving mailers about the upcoming election, many of them featuring actual Teamster members explaining why they’re voting for Barack Obama this year. This past week, one of those fliers bore a face familiar to Local 384 members. The member featured in this one was none other than Local 384 [...]
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Filed under: 2008 Presidential election, I.B.T., Rank-and-File, Teamsters Local 384, elections, politics, poverty and wealth, solidarity, unionism, video
Posted on September 30th, 2008 by Howard
The Pennsylvania voter registration deadline for this year’s general election is October 6. That’s less than a week away.
If you or someone you know isn’t registered to vote in this year’s election, please make sure you do so before next Monday. Wherever you are, you can jumpstart the registration process by clicking here.
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Posted on June 15th, 2008 by Howard
(This is an announcement for Teamsters Local 384 members. The most recent updates to this site continue below this post)
As usually occurs at Local 384, the summer membership meetings were suspended via a motion at our May membership meeting. The Local sent out notices that are posted on the workplace Union boards, and if you [...]
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Posted on April 22nd, 2008 by Howard
The polling stations are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. So if you’re eligible, make sure to get out and vote today.
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Filed under: 2008 Presidential election, elections, politics